DREAMS of a £100,000 state-of-the-art skate park for Ashburton have come true after Ashburton Rollers secured £50,000 of Olympic legacy cash from Sport England.

The group's aim is to have a high quality concrete facility open at the recreation ground by the summer holidays, with old and unsafe equipment consigned to the history books.

Youngsters have worked extensively on the design and taken a central role in raising the funds.

A delighted Rollers chairman Deborah Sterling said: 'We are over the moon about this award.